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COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES MATCHUPS FOR “COPA COMBATE” ONE-NIGHT, EIGHT-MAN, $100,000 GRAND PRIZE TOURNAMENT LIVE ON TELEMUNDO AND NBCSN ON SATURDAY, Novemba. 11

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HISTORIC EXTRAVAGANZA PITS WORLD-CLASS FIGHTERS FROM
THE U.S., LATIN AMERICA AND SPAIN AGAINST EACH OTHER
IN CANCUN, MEXICO

CANCUN, MX – November 7, 2017 - Combate Américas announced earlier the official matchups for the quarterfinal, or opening stage, of the highly-anticipated “COPA COMBATE,” one-night, eight-man bantamweight (135 paundi) Mixed Sanaa ya Vita (MMA) tournament that will award its winner a grand prize of $100,000, live on both Telemundo and NBCSN from Cancun, Mexico on Jumamosi, Novemba 11 katika 11:30 p.m. NA/10:30 p.m. CT.

tukio, which takes place at Grand Oasis Cancun, marks both the first NBCU simulcast in history of an MMA event, and the first-ever Telemundo broadcast of MMA programming.

“COPA COMBATE” also represents the first time that world-class fighters from the U.S., Latin America and Spain will represent their respective countries in an epic, one-night tournament showdown in which the winner will have persevered through three consecutive bouts.

In the first quarterfinal stage bout in tournament bracket “A,” vicious striker Mikey “El Terrible” Erosa (12-5) from San Juan, Puerto Rico will take on red-hot Marcelo “The Pitbull” Rojo (12-4) from Cordoba, Argentina.

Wakati 36 umri wa miaka, Erosa is the oldest competitor in the tournament field. A combat sports tri-athlete who also boxes and kickboxes professionally, Erosa is the first recognized Puerto Rican world champion in the sport of MMA.

The 29-year-old Rojo is both the number one ranked bantamweight, as well as the top ranked featherweight (145 paundi) in his native Argentina.

A former semifinalist on Ultimate Fighter: Amerika ya Kusini reality television series, Rojo has produced 10 yake 12 kazi mafanikio kwa njia ya (T)KO or submission and will enter the tournament riding a four-fight win streak, including two consecutive wins in his first two Combate Americas starts.

On the same side of the tournament draw, wildcard entrant and relentless brawler Ricky "Gallero" Palacios (9-1) Mission ya, Texas, will clash with fast-rising star Carlos “Lobo” Rivera (12-2) ya Mexico City, Mexico.

The 30-year-old Palacios, the longest standing member of the Combate Americas fighter roster, has won all six of bouts in La Jaula, the Combate Americas circular cage.

In his last two starts, Palacios, also unbeaten as a professional boxer, earned victories over two different Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) veterans – a split decision over Kirumi Salazar juu ya Aprili 20, na uamuzi usiojulikana juu Chris Avila juu ya Julai 27.

Rivera is a 24-year-old member of the famed “Bonebreakers” fight squad. He has produced 8 yake 10 kazi kitaaluma mafanikio kwa njia ya (T)KO au kuwasilisha, and will enter La Jaula for the first time in his career, with three straight victories under his belt.

On the other side of the tournament draw, 25-year-old trailblazer John “Sexi Mexi” Castaneda (14-2) ya Mankato, Kutoka. will battle national Muay Thai champion Kevin “El Frio” Moreyra (4-1) of Lima, Peru.

Tied with Palacios for the greatest number of wins – six – in La Jaula, Castaneda recently re-signed with Combate Americas where he has yet to be beaten, after emerging victorious by way of unanimous decision over Cheyden Leialoha in UFC President Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series juu ya Agosti 1.

Moreyra is an aggressive-minded, 24-year-old who also boasts a 4-1 record as a professional Muay Thai combatant, and is regarded as Peru’s fastest rising MMA star.

In the second tournament bracket “B” bout, vita majaribio, number one ranked Spanish bantamweight Marc “Lufo” Gómez (20-10) of Barcelona will collide with number one-ranked Colombian bantamweight Andres “Doble A Leal “ Ayala (14-4) of Bogota.

Saa tu 25 umri wa miaka, Gómez has already racked up 30 kikohozi mtaalamu, making him the most experienced of the tournament field and, yake 20 ushindi kazi, an astonishing 17 wamekuja kwa njia ya (T)KO au kuwasilisha.

Ayala is a gutsy, 27-year-old striker who also boasts a spectacular finish rate, na 9 yake 11 career conquests having come by way of (T)KO au kuwasilisha. In addition to his place as the top ranked 135-pound fighter in his country, Ayala also owns a top 10 ranking in Mexico.

The live simulcast of “COPA COMBATE” on Telemundo and NBCSN will feature the tournament’s complete semifinal stage consisting of two bouts that pit the winners of the quarterfinal stage matchups in each tournament bracket against one another, as well as the championship stage showdown.

In addition to the tournament action, Telemundo’s and NBCSN’s live television coverage of “COPA COMBATE” will feature the previously announced women’s strawweight (115 paundi) co-main event between undefeated knockout artist Melissa “Super Melly” Martinez (2-0) ya Mexico City, Mexico, and submission expert and Miesha Tate pupil Gloria “Gloriosa” Bravo (4-2) of Santiago, Chile.

The entire quarterfinal stage of the tournament, as well as two tournament alternate bouts and a second women’s bout that will be announced soon, will stream live on the Telemundo Deportes En Vivo app and TelemundoDeportes.com. Coverage on NBCSN will be live streamed on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app.

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KUHUSU Combate AMERICAS
Combate Americas is the premier Hispanic Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) sports franchise, rapidly becoming the number two sport, after soccer, for Spanish speaking sports fans worldwide. The Combate Americas franchise includes reality TV programming, live events and mobile programming. The company’s CEO, Campbell McLaren, is universally recognized as the co-founder/co-creator of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). New York Magazine described McLaren as “masoko fikra nyuma UFC” na Yahoo! Michezo alitangaza kwamba yeye “anajua zaidi kuhusu michezo kuliko tu juu ya mtu yeyote ndani yake leo.” With an unprecedented product and a blue-chip ownership and management team, Combate Americas is poised to break new ground and bring about a new era in world championship level MMA competition.
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Bellator 186: Bader vs. Vassell Results & Picha

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Ryan Bader (24-5) kushindwa Linton Vassell (18-6, 1 NC) kupitia TKO (kukwepa makonde) katika 3:58 ya mbili duru

Picha: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/hx0r62nfbc8y2ql/AABxoV96f8xO-PA6cKykGLCxa?dl=0

ILIMA-Lei Macfarlane (7-0) kushindwa Emily Ducote (6-3) via verbal submission (arm bar) katika 3:42 ya pande zote tano

 

Picha: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/s7b7l5wfa27nvi8/AAA4YdcUjaoAJcMGyzNCb8jba?dl=0

 

Phil Davis (18-4, 1 NC) kushindwa Leo Leite (10-1) kupitia uamuzi usiojulikana (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

 

Picha: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/76ipvbxw3r1v660/AABQ-Tg_EQpxsW0F7FiGsoT1a?dl=0

 

Na Ruth (4-0) kushindwa Chris Dempsey (11-6) kupitia KO (ngumi) katika :27 ya mbili duru

 

Picha: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/185k0c5hl9wh7m2/AACIEShWpmwRdgFOW8jAWqmOa?dl=0

 

You Awad (21-9) kushindwa Zach Freeman (9-3) kupitia TKO (kukwepa makonde) katika 1:07 ya duru moja

 

Picha: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/h8r8f5gixl91luv/AACa8tdrvMVwwUHt2EFYd-8ra?dl=0

 

Kadi Matokeo ya awali:

Tywan Claxton (1-0) kushindwa Johnny Bonilla-Bowman (1-1) kupitia mtoano (flying-knee) katika 1:29 ya duru moja

 

Picha: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/wbn0zv5dxry7n8q/AACBqdJ3F7GdInsklCwGrFLta?dl=0

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VirSoFoCUYE

Logan Storley (7-0) kushindwa Mathayo Secor (9-5) kupitia uamuzi usiojulikana (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)

 

Picha: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/6y7cftw9kn32g1v/AAD1sI8H4qzSkzGGwFr9DbYsa?dl=0

 

Mike Wilkins (8-4) kushindwa Brett Martinez (6-5) kupitia utii (nyuma-uchi hulisonga) katika 1:09 ya mbili duru

Frank Buenafuente (8-4) kushindwa Francis Healy (7-5) kupitia uamuzi usiojulikana (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

Dominic Mazzotta (13-2) kushindwa Matt Lozano (8-6) kupitia TKO (daktari majeruhi) katika 2:37 ya duru moja

Michael Trizano (5-0) kushindwa Mike Otwell (3-2) kupitia utii (D’arce Choke) katika 2:07 ya mbili duru

Scott Clymer (1-0) kushindwa Mike Putnam (1-2) kupitia TKO (kukwepa makonde) katika

Andrew Salas (4-1) kushindwa Ethan Goss (3-4) kupitia uamuzi kupasuliwa (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Josh Fremd (2-0) kushindwa Ryan Parker (0-1) kupitia utii (nyuma-uchi hulisonga) katika 1:25 ya mbili duru

mchanganyiko karate, MMA, New England mapambano

NEW CHAMPIONS CROWNED, MAIN EVENT THRILLS AS NEF 31 SELLS OUT AURA FOR PORTLAND DEBUT

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Kwa haraka RELEASE: Portland, Maine (Novemba 3, 2017) - New England mapambano (NEF) made its long-awaited debut in Portland, Maine Jumamosi night before a sold-out crowd at Aura.

Katika tukio kuu ya jioni, hometown favorite Paul Gorman (11-9) took on James Blair (5-2) in a 130-pound catchweight contest. The crowd was on the edge of its collective seat for a thrilling three-round war that will be a definite “mapambano ya mwaka” candidate for 2017. Gorman pulled off the unanimous decision on the judges’ scorecards.

The ever-popular John “Hatari ya kwanza” Ray (3-8) returned to the NEF cage after a three-year retirement. Raio faced a game Zenon Herrera (0-6) and came out with the win in the third round when Herrera tapped out to a guillotine choke.

Upande amateur ya kadi, three new champions were crowned. Terrance Jean-Jacques (3-0) became the new NEF Amateur Heavyweight Champion with a unanimous decision victory over defending champion Nick Gulliver (4-1). Justin Witham (4-4) is the new flyweight titleholder after defeating Nate Boucher (2-1) na uamuzi kupasuliwa. Hilarie Rose (5-3) made history as the first women’s champion in promotion history by capturing the strawweight title against Alex Walker (4-2).

Two milestones were set early in the night as Jayda Bailey (1-0) became the youngest fighter to ever emerge victorious in the NEF cage, while Garry Carr (1-0) took the honor of the oldest fighter to ever win in the NEF cage. Bailey turned 18 just eight days prior to the event. Carr is 56 years young.

In addition to an evening of fights, fans were able to meet special guest Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza (24-5). Souza is currently the number-four ranked middleweight in the UFC.

The results from Portland, Maine:

PROFESSIONAL

Paul Gorman def. James Blair via unanimous decision

John Raio def. Zenon Herrera via guillotine, pande zote 3

Amateur

Hilarie Rose def. Alex Walker via TKO, pande zote 1

Justin Witham def. Nate Boucher via split decision

Terrance Jean-Jacques def. Nick Gulliver via unanimous decision

Carl Langston def. Henry Clark via unanimous decision

Mohammed al Kinani def. Phil Pearson via KO, pande zote 1

Isaac Therrien def. Chad Weymouth via TKO, pande zote 1

Francesca Morabito def. Carol Linn Powell via unanimous decision

Emmett Huber def. Will McCall via guillotine, pande zote 1

Bill Cole def. Nathan Pete via rear-naked choke, pande zote 2

Garry Carr def. David Hart via rear-naked choke, pande zote 1

Mark Gardner def. Carlton Charles via TKO, pande zote 2

Sarah Matulis def. Chelsea Elizabeth via TKO, pande zote 1

Jayda Bailey def. Danae Dostie via TKO, pande zote 1

NEF zijazo mchanganyiko martial-arts tukio, “NEF 32: Super Jumamosi,” Utaona kampuni kurejesha bidhaa zake kwa Androscoggin Bank Colisee Lewiston, Maine. The event is scheduled to take place on Saturday, Februari 3, 2018. Tickets are on-sale now online atwww.TheColisee.com.

M-1, M-1 Challenge, mchanganyiko karate, MMA, Russia

Damir Ismagulov vs. Rogerio Karranca M-1 Challenge 85 Kupambana Super

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Giga Kukhalashvili vs. Stephan Puetz in co-feature
Novemba. 10 at Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Russia
Damir Ismagulov (R) is the M-1 Challenge 85 headliner
SAINT PETERSBURG, Russia (Novemba 2, 2017) – The stars will be out Novemba 10katika M-1 Challenge 85, featuring M-1 Challenge lightweight champion Damir Ismagulov, at Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Russia.
M-1 Challenge 85 will be streamed live from Moscow in high definition onwww.M1Global.TV. Watazamaji watakuwa na uwezo wa kuangalia mapambano ya awali na kadi kuu na magogo kwenye kujiandikisha katika www.M1Global.TV. Fans may watch all the action on their computers, kama vile juu ya Android na Apple smart simu na vidonge.
M-1 Challenge 85 is a true international event with representatives of 10 different countries: Russia, USA, Brazil, Germany, Kazakhstan, Croatia, Georgia, Switzerland, Ukraine and Spain.
Ismagulov (12-2-0, M-1: 7-1-0), fighting out of Kazakhstan, captured his title this past May at M-1 Challenge 78, kuacha Maxim Divnich (12-2-0) via punches in round four. Ismagulov is riding a seven-fight win streak into this non-title, main event fight against Brazilian challenger Rogerio Karranca (13-2-0), who will be making his M-1 Global debut.
Georgian mwanga Heavyweight Giga Kukhalashvili (8-3-0, M-1: 1-0-0) steps up in class to take on former M-1 Challenge light heavyweight champion Stephan “T-800” PUETZ (15-3-0, M-1: 6-2-0, ya Ujerumani.
Stephan PUETZ (R) will try to position himself for another title shot
Other main card matches are American featherweight Nate “The Train” Landwehr(9-2-0, M-1: 1-0-0) vs. Urusi Viktor Kolesnik (11-2-1, (M-1: 2-0-1), Abubakar Mestoev vs. Alexey “Zoezi” Makhno (16-5-0, M-1: 4-2-0) in battle of Russian lightweights, and Kazakhstan bantamweight Arman Ashimov (6-2-1, M-1: 1-0-0) vs.Rodrigo “Bad Boy” Melonio (16-2-0, M-1: 0-0-0), ya Brazili.
The loaded preliminary card has seven fights: Russian lightweight and former M-1 Challenge lightweight champion Divnich (13-2-0, M-1: 7-3-0) vs. Urusi Ruslan Rakhmonkulov (10-1-1, M-1: 0-0-0), Urusi middleweight Vitaliy Slipenko (8-1-0, M-1: 1-0-0) vs. Croatian Kristijan Silver (9-3-2, M-1: 0-2-2), Georgian MiddleweightVazha Tsiptauri (2-1-0, M-1 0-0-0) vs. Frederico Gutzwiller (3-2-0, M-1: 1-0-0), of Switzerland, American bantamweight “The Finisher” Josh Rectification House (15-4-0, M-1: 3-0-0) vs. Ukrainian Alexander Lunga (21-10-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Ukrainian featherweightAndrey “Chuma” Lezhnev (16-7-0, M-1: 4-3-0) vs. Urusi Ilfat Amirov (9-2-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Spanish bantamweight Oscar Suarez (3-0-0, M-1: 0-0-0) vs. Urusi Sergey Klyuev (4-0-0, M-1: 2-0-0), and Russian heavyweight Victor “Tatra” Trushnov (2-0-0, M-1: 0-0-0) vs. fellow countryman Maxim Yakobyuk (1-0-0, M-1: 0-0-0).
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M-1 CHALLENGE 84 RESULTS & Picha

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Alexey Kunchenko stops Sergey Romanov in
1st round to retain title and remain undefeated
Artiom Frolov defeats Caio Magalhaes
Captures vacant M-1 Challenge middleweight title

(L-R) — M-1 Global promoter Vadim Finkelchtein &
M-1 Challenge welterweight champion Alexey Kunchenko
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (Oktoba 27, 2017) – M-1 Challenge welterweight championAlexey Kunchenko kubakia taji lake, improving hid professional mixed-martial-arts record to 19-0-0, in last night’s M-1 Challenge 84 main event in St. Petersburg Russia.
Undefeated Artiom Frolov (10-0-0), ya Russia, captured the vacant M-1 Challenge middleweight title, taking a five-round decision from Caui “Hellboy” Malgahaes (10-34-0).
Kunchenko pounds Romanov
Kunchenko, kupambana na nje ya Urusi, stopped his challenger and fellow countryman,Sergey Romanov (11-2-0), via punches in the opening round, highlighting the 20thanniversary of promotional company M-1 Global. Kunchenko and Romanov both started the action unbeaten in M-1 Global competition, Kunchenko at 8-0-0, 5-0-0 for Romanov.
Frolov lands “money punch” on Malgahaes
Frolov won a tough five-round decision from Brazilian veteran Malgahaes in the co-featured event.
American middleweight Joe “Diesel” Riggs registered his 46th career MMA victory, kuchomwa nje Oleg Olenichev (9-5-0) katika raundi ya tatu, while Spanish middleweightEnoc Solves Torres (21-10-1) alifanya kazi ya haraka ya Andrey Seledtzov (7-5-0), using an armbar for a win by way of first-round submission.
Urusi bantamweight Bair Shtepin (5-2-0) upset employed a triangle choke to forces his Finnish opponent, Janne “Jamba” Elonen-Kulmala (15-6-1) by way of a third-round submission, and Russian lightweight prospect Roman Bogatov (3-0-0) won a three-round decision over German invader Sascha Sharma (13-4-0)..
Kupambana kwenye kadi ya awali, Russian heavyweight Philip “F-11” De Freis (13-6-0, M-1: 1-0-0) won a majority decision over fellow countryman Anton Vyzigin (7-2-0), while Russian featherweight Zalimbek Omarov (9-2-1) won a unanimous decision against Sascha Sharma (13-4-0), ya Ujerumani. Ilya Bochkov (2-1-0) kusimamishwa Arkady Lisin (5-2-0) na Dmitry Tebekin (7-3-0) won a unanimous decision over Vasily Volodko (2-1-0) in a pair of fights between Russian light heavyweights,
In three welterweight matches featuring six Russian fighters, Maksim Grabovich (6-3-0) used a rear naked choke to defeat Temirlan Sharipov (3-1-0) katika raundi ya tatu, na Danila Prikaza (8-2-1) took a decision from Akhmadkhan Ozdoev (4-1-1).
Complete results and more pictures below:
CARD MAIN
TUKIO MAIN – M-1 CHALLENGE welterweight CHAMPIONSHIP
Alexey Kunchenko (17-0-0, M-1: 9-0-0), Champion, Russia
WKO / TKO1 (Kukwepa makonde – 2:44)
Sergey Romanov (11-2-0, M-1: 5-1-0), Challenger, Russia
(Kunchenko M-1 Challenge welterweight title)
CO-FEATURE – VACANT M-1 CHALLENGE MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
Artem Frolov (10-0-0, M-1: 8-0-0), Russia
WDEC5
Caio Magalhaes (10-4-0, M-1: 1-1-0), Brazil
(Frolov won vacant M-1 Challenge middleweight title)
Joe Riggs (46-17-0, M-1: 2-0-0), USA
WKO/TKO (kukwepa makonde – 3:22)
Oleg Olenichev (9-5-0, M-1: 1-1-0), Russia
ENOC Solves Torres (21-10-1, M-1: 6-7-1), Hispania
WSUB1 (Armbar – 0:44)
Andrey Seledtsov (7-5-0, M-1: 0-4-0), Russia
Lightweights
Roman Bogatov (3-0-0, M-1: 3-0-0), Russia
WDEC3
Jani Salmi (9-4-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Finland
BANTAMWEIGHTS
Bair Shtepin (5-2-0, M-1: 2-2-0), Russia
WSUB3 (Pembe tatu Itanyonga – 4:44)
Janne Elonen-Kulmala (15-5-1, M-1: 1-0-1), Finland
Vigogo MWANGA
Arkadiy Lisin (5-0-0, M-1:0-0-0), Russia
Ilya Bochkov (3-1-0, M-1:1-1-0), Russia
Vigogo
Philip DeFreis (13-6-0, M-1: 1-0-0), England
WDEC3
Anton Vyazigin (7-2-0, M-1: 3-1-0), Russia
Vigogo MWANGA
Dmitry Tebekin (7-3-0, M-1: 2-1-0), Russia
WDEC3
Vasily Volodko (2-1-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Russia
Ilya Bochkov (4-1-0, M-1: 2-1-0), Russia
WKO / TKO2 (Kukwepa makonde – 4:24)
Arkady Lisin (5-2-0, M-1: 0-1-0)
WELTERWEIGHTS
Maksim Grabovich (6-3-0, M-1: 5-3-0), Russia
WSUB3 (Nyuma Naked Choke (1:47)
Temirlan Sharipov (3-1-0, M-1: 1-1-0), Russia
Danila Prikaza (8-2-1, M-1: 5-2-0), Russia
WDEC3
Akhmadkhan Ozdoev (4-1-0, M-1: 4-1-0), Russia
FEATHERWEIGHTS
Zalimbek Omarov (9-2-1, M-1: 6-1-1), Russia
WDEC3
Sascha Sharma (13-4-0, M-1: 3-2-0), Germany

(L-R) — Kunchenko was too much for Romanov to handle

Frolov drops Magalhaes on his head
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“New England’s Future 4” Uzito OFFICIAL

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WORCESTER, MISA. (Oktoba 27, 2017) – The official “New England’s Future 4” weight in was held today at Pepe’s Pizza & Restaurant in Worcester (MA) kwa keshonight’s the final installment of the popular “Future New England ya” series show in 2017, yaliyowasilishwa na Rivera Matangazo Entertainment (RPE), at DCU Center, Exhibition Hall, katika Worcester.
Uzito OFFICIAL
Kuu Tukio – Light Heavyweights (6)
Richard “Popeye The Sailor Man” Rivera (3-0, 2 Kos), Hartford, CT 177.6 lbs.
Hansen Castillo (0-2), Orlando, FL 176 lbs.
Co-Feature – Vigogo (4)
Gabriel “Napao” Gonzaga (kwa mara ya kwanza), Worcester, MA 280 lbs.
Alejandro Esquilin Santiago (kwa mara ya kwanza), Tampa, FL 235.8 lbs.
Super Middleweights (4)
Elvis Figueroa (2-0, 1 KO), New Haven, CT 167 lbs.
Rene Nazare (kwa mara ya kwanza), Brazil 167 lbs.
Junior Middleweights (6)
Edwin Soto (10-2-2, 4 Kos), New Haven, CT 140 lbs.
Anthony Everett (1-6), Lawrence, MA 153.6 lbs.
Welterweights (6)
Adrian “Tonka” Sosa (5-0, 4 Kos), Lawrence, MA 139 lbs.
Shakha Moore (12-23-2 (2 Kos), Norwalk, CT 146 lbs.
Welterweights (4)
Wilfredo “Sucaro” Pagan (2-0), Southbridge, MA 146.6 lbs.
Patrick Leal (0-3), Woburn, MA 148.6 lbs.
Junior Welterweights (4)
Omar Bordoy, Jr. (2-0), Danbury, CT 139.8 lbs.
Bryan “The Brick” Ibrahimu (6-30, 6 Kos), Schenectady, NY 141 lbs.
(All fights & fighters subject to change)
WAKATI: Jumamosi, Oktoba 28, 2017
WAPI: DCU Center, Exhibition Hall, Worcester, MA
Promoter: Rivera Promotions Entertainment
Tiketi: Tiketi, bei saa $75.00 (ringside) na $45.00 (general
admission), are sale and available to purchase at the DCU
Center box office, www.dcu.centerworcester.com, by contacting
wapiganaji.
DOORS OPEN: 6:30 P.M. NA
FIRST BOUT: 7:00 p.m. NA
RING ANNOUNCER: John Vena
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Combate Amerika, mchanganyiko karate, MMA

TS-1 PROMOTIONS ANNOUNCES LIVE COMBATE AMERICAS MMA TELEVISION EVENT ON FRIDAY, Desemba 1 KUTOKA SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS

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Tickets for “TS-1 Promotions Presents: Combate 19” at
Freeman Coliseum on sale now at Ticketmaster.com

Kuu Tukio: Kyra Batara vs. Paulina Granados

Co-Kuu Tukio: Andres “The Bullet” Quintana vs. Rey "shujaa" Trujillo
Zaidi: “Froggy” Estrada vs. Jesse Vasquez

 

NEW YORK – Oktoba 27, 2017 – TS-1 Promotions announced today that it will bring the Combate Americas live Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) television series to the state of Texas for the first time ever with a stacked, 12-bout event at Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio on Ijumaa, Desemba. 1.

Tickets for “TS-1 Promotions Presents: Combate 19” are on sale atTicketmaster.com.

“TS-1 Promotions is thrilled to debut the incredibly fast-growing Combate Americas live television event series in the great state of Texas,” said TS-1 Promotions CEO Greg Bloom. “We are going to deliver to fans a memorable night of MMA action featuring some of the fastest rising stars in the sport, including several of San Antonio’s hottest, young prospects.”

In the women’s atomweight (105 paundi) main event and long-awaited grudge match, Eddie Bravo protégé Kyra "Mogwai" Batara (6-4) itakuwa mraba mbali na Paulina “Firefox” Granados (4-2).

In a featherweight (145 paundi) ushirikiano kuu tukio, Andres “The Bullet” Quintana(12-2) will face off with fellow, hard-hitting knockout artist Rey "shujaa" Trujillo (21-19).

Elsewhere on the fight card, Jose “Froggy” Estrada (4-1) itakuwa mraba mbali na Jesse Vasquez (2-3) in another featherweight contest.

Additional bouts for the “TS-1 Promotions Presents: Combate 19” event will be announced soon.

Kyra Batara vs. Paulina Granados
The 23-year-old Batara of Las Vegas, Nev., a former high school cheerleader turned grappling expert, is coming off a stellar, raundi ya pili (3:46) submission of 12-time Spanish national judo champion Vanesa Rico at “Combate Clasico” in Miami, Fla. juu ya Julai 27.

Hadi sasa, Batara is unbeaten in Combate Americas television action, winning all four of her bouts – three by way of submission.

Granados is a 29-year-old native of Corpus Christi, Texas, now fighting out of San Diego, Calif. where she trains with a handful of the world’s top fighters.

Granados will look to notch her third straight victory on December 1.

Andres Quintana vs. Rey Trujillo

Quintana is a heavy-handed, 26-year-old rising star fighting out of Roswell, N.M. He is aiming for his third consecutive victory after earning back-to-back unanimous decisions over Uria Faber ulinzi Erick Sanchez and Mexican contender Levy Saul Marroquin juu ya Februari 16 and June 30, mtiririko.

Nine of Quintana’s twelve career wins, hivi sasa, wamekuja kwa njia ya (T)KO.

The 35-year-old Trujillo of Houston, Texas is a battle-tested, eight-year veteran of professional MMA.

A known finisher, Trujillo has earned 16 yake 21 career wins via (T)KO au kuwasilisha.

Jose Estrada vs. Jesse Vasquez

The 26-year-old Estrada’s return to action comes on the heels of a successful debut at featherweight on Septemba 15 when the Fillmore, Calif. resident stopped Izic Fernandez with a series of vicious strikes on the ground in the first round (3:59) vita ya.

One of the sport’s top, young prospects, Estrada has already produced memorable, highlight reel-worthy moments, defeating his first three professional adversaries inside of one round.

Fighting out of Dallas, Texas, the 28-year-old Vasquez will look to rebound from two straight defeats.

Vasquez was victorious in his first two professional starts, kuwashinda Josh Nealykwa njia ya raundi ya kwanza (3:57) kuwasilisha (nyuma-uchi hulisonga) Oktoba 2, 2015, and finishing Joshua Hunter via third round (2:01) WHO (kukwepa makonde) Februari 27, 2016.

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LIVE juu ya Kupambana Mtandao – UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: Brunson vs. Machida PRELIMS, UTUKUFU 47 Lyon & M-1 Challenge 84

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TORONTO – Fight Network, Waziri duniani 24/7 multi-platform channel dedicated to complete coverage of combat sports, presents a busy weekend in combat sports, highlighted by a live broadcast of the UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: Brunson vs. Machida PRELIMS Jumamosi, Oktoba. 28 katika 8:00 p.m. NA. On the same day, live coverage kicks off at 1:00 p.m. NA kwa UTUKUFU 47 SuperFight Series followed immediately by the UTUKUFU 47 Lyon main card at 3:30 p.m. NA. Lakini kwanza, one day earlier, M-1 Selection 16 airs live on Friday, Oktoba. 27 katika 12:00 p.m. ET followed immediately by M-1 Challenge 84 katika 12:30 p.m. NA.

The two-hour UFC FIGHT NIGHT PRELIMS begin on Saturday night at 8:00 p.m. ET with four exciting bouts, as welterweights Vicente Luque (11-6-1) na Niko Price (10-0, 1NC) collide, Antonio Carlos Junior (9-2, 1NC) nyuso Jack Marshman (22-6) katika middleweight bout, lightweights Hacran Dias (23-5-1) na Jared Gordon (13-1) vita, wakati Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos (17-5) na Max Griffin (13-3) open the telecast with an exciting welterweight matchup.

Ahead of the live PRELIMS, Fight Network will live broadcast the UFC FIGHT NIGHT PREFIGHT SHOW, featuring coverage from the industry’s premier mixed martial arts analysts, as former light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans joins fellow analyst Kenny Florian with host Karyn Bryant and reporter Heidi Androl conducting on-site fighter interviews. At the conclusion of Saturday’s live main card on TSN2, kuishi UFC FIGHT NIGHT POSTFIGHT SHOW airs at approximately 1:00 a.m. NA, recapping all the exciting action.

On Saturday afternoon, UTUKUFU, the world’s premier kickboxing league, travels to Palais des Sports de Gerland in Lyon, Ufaransa. Airing kuishi katika 1:00 p.m. NA, akaonekana UTUKUFU 47 SuperFight Series features undefeated Florent Kaouachi (11-0, 3KO) making his GLORY debut against experienced veteran Abdarhmane Coulibaly (50-21, 23KO) in a light heavyweight affair, 23-year-old featherweight Massaro “The Project” Glunder (30-10-4, 20KO) draws Lyon’s Dylan Salvador (49-13-1, 21KO) for a tough test in enemy territory, Je Si. 3-ranked super bantamweight contender Anissa Meksen (92-3, 29KO) goes toe-to-toe with No. 8-nafasi Funda “Findik” Alkayis (29-2, 12KO), Ahaggan “Boom Boom” Yassine (27-6, 19KO) and Estonia’s Maxim Vorovski (30-3-1, 14KO) meet at middleweight, plus top welterweight prospects Alim “Professor” Nabiyev (45-6, 21KO) na Jimmy Vienot (56-12, 27KO) kick off the action.

The UTUKUFU 47 Lyon main card at 3:30 p.m. ET is headlined by reigning GLORY light heavyweight champion Artem Vakhitov (18-5, 5KO) defending his belt against No. 2-ranked challenger Ariel Machado(45-8, 34KO). Katika hatua nyingine, former GLORY welterweight champion “The Best” Cedric Doumbe (67-5-1, 39KO) begins his campaign back to title contention against heavy-handed veteran Yohan “Le Bucheron” Lidon (93-36-1, 56KO), plus moja usiku, single-elimination featherweight contender tournament, as multiple-time French kickboxing champion Abdellah Ezbiri (43-12-1, 13KO) meets fellow French-Moroccan Azize “The Magician” Hliali (17-14-1, 2KO), while local favorite Fabio Pinca (102-25-3, 42KO) goes up against Uzbekistan’s Anwar Boynazarov (79-20-2, 45KO) on the other side of the bracket.

M-1 Global returns to Ice Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia on Friday, Oktoba. 27, beginning with M-1 Selection 16 kuishi katika 12:00 p.m. NA, featuring Spain’s ENOC Solves Torres (20-10-1) against Russian Andrey Seledtsov (7-4) katika middleweight bout, British heavyweight Phil De Fries (12-6) battling Russia’s Anton Vyazigin (8-1), India’s Sascha Sharma (14-3) inakabiliwa Zalimbeg Omarov (8-2-1) in a featherweight tilt,Akhmadian Ozdoev (4-0) risking his perfect record against Daniil Prikaza (7-2-1) in a clash of Russian welterweights, zaidi Maxim Grabovich (5-5) inachukua Timerlan Sharipov (4-1) in an all-Russian welterweight duel.

The M-1 Challenge 84 main card airs live at 2:30 p.m. NA, headlined by an M-1 welterweight championship fight between Russian standouts Alexey Kunchenko (16-0) na Sergey Romanov (12-1). Katika tukio ushirikiano kuu, Brazil Caio Magalhaes (10-3) throws down with undefeated Russian Artem Frolov (9-0) for the M-1 middleweight crown. Rounding out the stacked line-up, battle-tested American veteran Joe Riggs (46-17) enters hostile territory against Russian middleweight Oleg Olenichev (9-4), Finland’s Janne Elonen-Kulmala (15-5-1) meets Russia’s Bair Shtepin (4-2) in a bantamweight bout and Finnish lightweight prospect Jani Salmi (9-3) inaonekana mkono wa Russia Roman Bogatov (3-0) his first blemish.

The UFC FIGHT NIGHT PRELIMS, PREFIGHT SHOW and POSTFIGHT SHOW, plus GLORY 47 SuperFight Series, UTUKUFU 47 Lyon and the M-1 Challenge 84 kadi kuu, will all be televised live exclusively in Canada, while M-1 Selection 16 airs live in Canada, U.S. na zaidi ya 30 nchi katika Ulaya, Afrika na Mashariki ya Kati.

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M-1 Challenge 84 Alexey Kunchenko vs. Sergey Romanov OFFICIAL WEIGHTS & Picha

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ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (Oktoba 26, 2017) – The official weigh in was held today forkesho M-1 Challenge 84 katika St. Petersburg Russia. See weights and pictures below.
M-1 Challenge 83 will be streamed live from Saint Petersburgh in high definition onwww.M1Global.TV. Watazamaji watakuwa na uwezo wa kuangalia mapambano ya awali na kadi kuu na magogo kwenye kujiandikisha katika www.M1Global.TV. Fans may watch all the action on their computers, kama vile juu ya Android na Apple smart simu na vidonge.
CARD MAIN
TUKIO MAIN – M-1 CHALLENGE welterweight CHAMPIONSHIP – 5 X 5
(R) Alexey Kunchenko(16-0-0, M-1: 8-0-0), Champion, Russia,76,7 kilo. (169,1 lbs.)
(L) Sergey Romanov (11-1-0, M-1: 5-0-0), Challenger, Russia, 77,1 kilo. (169,9 lbs.)
MIDDLEWEIGHTS — 3 X 5
(L) Caio “Hellboy” Magalhaes (10-3-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Brazil, 83,9 kilo. (184,9 lbs.)
(R) Artem Frolov (9-0-0, M-1: 7-0-0), Russia, 83,9 kilo. (184,9 lbs.)
(L) Joe “Diesel” Riggs (45-17-0, M-1: 1-0-0), USA, 83,5 kilo. (184,1 lbs.)
(R) Oleg Olenichev (9-4-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Russia, 83,3 kilo. (183,6 lbs.)
(L) ENOC Solves Torres (20-10-1, M-1: 5-7-1), Hispania, 83,8 kilo. (184,7 lbs.)
(R) Andrey Seledtsov (7-4-0, M-1: 0-3-0), Russia, 83,2 kilo. (183,4 lbs.)
BANTAMWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
(L) Janne Elonen-Kulmala (15-5-1, M-1: 1-0-1), Finland, 61 kilo. (134,5 lbs.)
(R) Bair Shtepin (4-2-0, M-1: 1-2-0), Russia, 61 kilo. (134,5 lbs.)
AWALI CARD
Vigogo MWANGA – 3 X 5
Arkadiy Lisin (5-0-0, M-1:0-0-0), Russia, 93,4 kilo. (205,9 lbs.)
Ilya Bochkov (3-1-0, M-1:1-1-0), Russia, 93,5 kilo. (206,1 lbs.)
Vigogo – 3 X 5
Philip “F-11” DeFreis (12-6-0, M-1: 0-0-0), England, 120 kilo. (264,5 lbs.)
Anton Vyazigin (7-1-0, M-1: 3-0-0), Russia, 115,1 kilo. (253,7 lbs.)
Vigogo MWANGA – 3 X 5
Vasily Volodko (2-0-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Russia, 93 kilo. (205 lbs.)
Dmitry Tebekin (6-3-0, M-1: 1-1-0), Russia, 93 kilo. (205 lbs.)
WELTERWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
Temirlan Sharipov (3-0-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Russia, 77,1 kilo. (169,9 lbs.)
Maksim Grabovich (5-3-0, M-1: 4-3-0), Russia, 76,9 kilo. (169,5 lbs.)
Akhmadkhan Ozdoev (4-0-0, M-1: 4-0-0), Russia, 77,0 kilo. (169,7 lbs.)
Danila Prikaza (7-2-1, M-1: 4-2-0), Russia, 77,0 kilo. (169,7 lbs.)
Lightweights – 3 X 5
Jani Salmi (9-3-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Finland, 72,0 kilo. (158,7 lbs.)
Roman Bogatov (2-0-0, M-1: 2-0-0), Russia, 71,3 kilo. (157,2 lbs.)
FEATHERWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
Sascha Sharma (13-3-0, M-1: 3-1-0), Germany, 65,8 kilo. (145,1 lbs.)
Zalimbek Omarov (8-2-1, M-1: 5-1-1), Russia, 65,8 kilo. (145,1 lbs.)
(All fights & fighters subject to change)
WAKATI: Ijumaa, Oktoba 27, 2017
WAPI: St. Petersburg, Russia
Promoter: M-1 Global
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COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES TWO TOURNAMENT ALTERNATE BOUTS, WOMEN’S PRELIMINARY BOUT FOR “COPA COMBATE” ON SATURDAY, Novemba 11 IN CANCUN, MEXICO

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Pictured below: Levy Saul “El Negro” Marroquin (8-2) will compete in a “COPA COMBATE” tournament alternate bout in Cancun, Mexico onJumamosi, Novemba. 11. Picha kwa hisani ya: Scott Hirano/Combate Americas, LLC

HISTORIC EVENT’S ONE-NIGHT, EIGHT-MAN,
$100,000 GRAND PRIZE TOURNAMENT BROADCASTS LIVE
ON TELEMUNDO DEPORTES FROM GRAND OASIS CANCUN

ALTERNATE BOUTS AND PRELIMINARY BOUT
STREAM LIVE BEFORE LIVE TELEMUNDO BROADCAST

NEW YORK – Oktoba 26, 2017 –Combate Americas today announced the addition of two “alternate bouts” for its historic, moja usiku, eight-man “COPA COMBATE” Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) bantamweight (135 paundi) tournament that will award its winner a grand prize of $100,000 at Grand Oasis in Cancun, Mexico on Jumamosi, Novemba. 11, live on Telemundo Deportes (11:35 p.m. NA/10:35 p.m. CT, or following “Titulares y Mas”).

The two alternate matchups, as well as a newly announced women’s atomweight (105 paundi) matchup between world top 10-ranked Sheila Padilla (3-1) ya Visalia, Calif. and aggressive-minded Lisbeth “Bunny” Lopez Silva(4-3) ya Mexico City, Mexico will stream live on the Telemundo Deportes En Vivo app and TelemundoDeportes.com, kuanzia saa 9 p.m. NA/8 p.m. CT, preceding the live Telemundo Deportes broadcast of the event that picks up with the tournament’s first semifinal stage matchup.

In one tournament alternate bout, Levy Saul “El Negro” Marroquin (8-2) itakuwa mraba mbali na Alejandro “Pitbull” Abomohor (5-4) na, in the other tournament alternate bout, Felipe “Pipe” Vargas (4-0) will face off with Jose “Pupi” Calvo (3-1).

In the event a winner of one of the tournament’s quarterfinal stage bouts is unable to advance to the semifinal stage due to injury, one of the two alternate bout winners will take the injured quarterfinal bout winner’s place in the semifinal stage.


Juu: Sheila Padilla (kushoto) will square off with Lisbeth Lopez Silva (haki) in an atomweight (105 paundi) preliminary bout at “COPA COMBATE” juu ya Jumamosi, Novemba. 11. Picha kwa hisani ya: Combate Amerika, LLC

Marroquin’s start will mark a drop from the featherweight division. The 22-year-old, who hails from Monterrey, Mexico, has produced seven of his eight career victories to date, by way of (T)KO au kuwasilisha.

Abohomor of Barranquilla, Colombia is a 23-year-old Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu national champion and Capoeira expert.

undefeated, 23-year-old Vargas is a ferocious knockout artist who recently relocated from Spain to Miami, Fla. where he has been training with famed fight squad American Top Team.

Similar to Vargas, the 24-year-old Calvo of San Jose, Costa Rica moved to Chicago, Mgonjwa. where he trains with renowned coach Mike Valle.

Tickets for “COPA COMBATE” at Grand Oasis Cancun are on sale at SmarTicket.

“COPA COMBATE” takes place on the 24th anniversary of McLaren’s now legendary UFC 1 event that he executive produced as the co-founder of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). The storied event set off a combat sports revolution, and changed the martial arts fight world forever.

The live Telemundo broadcast of “COPA COMBATE” marks the first time in history that NBCU’s leading Spanish language television network will air MMA fight programming, and will cover the tournament’s two semifinal stage bouts and championship stage showdown as well as a previously women’s strawweight (115 pounds0 co-main event between Melissa “Super Melly” Martinez (2-0) of Mexico City and Gloria “Gloriosa” Bravo (4-2) of Santiago, Chile.

A lottery ball drawing to determine the “COPA COMBATE” tournament quarterfinal stage matchups will be held onAlhamisi, Novemba. 2. The eight tournament competitors are as follows:

  • John “Sexi Mexi” Castaneda (14-2) ya Mankato, Kutoka.
  • Marcelo “Pitbull” Rojo (12-4) of Cordoba, Argentina
  • Carlos “Lobo” Rivera (10-2) ya Mexico City, Mexico
  • Mikey “El Terrible” Erosa (12-5) ya San Juan, Puerto Rico
  • Marc “Lufo” Gomez (20-10) of Barcelona, Hispania
  • Andres “Doble A” Ayala (11-4) of Bogota, Colombia
  • Kevin “El Frio” Moreyra (4-1) of Lima, Peru
  • Ricky "Gallero" Palacios (9-1) Mission ya, Texas

The entire quarterfinal stage of the tournament will stream live on the Telemundo Deportes En Vivo app and TelemundoDeportes.com, along with the tournament alternate bouts and the women’s preliminary bout.

Telemundo Deportes, one of the leading providers of sports content in Spanish in the United States, is home to two of the world’s most popular sporting events: the FIFA World Cup™ through 2026 and the Summer Olympic Games through 2032. Aidha, Telemundo Deportes broadcasts the FIFA World Cup™ CONCACAF qualifying matches for most of the region, including the Mexico and USA national teams’ away matches and the Premier League. Telemundo Deportes is also home to “Boxeo Telemundo Ford,” the #1 boxing program in Spanish, and “Titulares y Más,” the #1 sports news, entertainment and commentary show in Spanish, among other recognized sports properties.